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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
1
A luxury steamliner was halted after Ted Hickey and two Fairfax companions became tangled in Cedar Rapids streets. Hickey drove onto tracks at a dead end, a watchman signaled the train, and the men moved their car to clear the path.
Des Moines area service disruption occurred when a horse and mule owned by Fred Buswell strayed onto Rock Island tracks west of Marengo. Officials believe a Rocket struck them, sending the animals through telegraph lines into an adjacent field.
Iowa City visitors tug at the walrus whiskers prompting the University of Iowa museum staff to replace them with wax coated copper wire. Professor Homer RFR Dill, museum director, orders a large glass case to enclose the walruses.
The student body and faculty at the University of Iowa contributed 1800 dollars to support campus religious activities. The fundraising drive will continue.
Donald Daily, 17, of Moingona was fatally wounded while rabbit hunting near his home. His companion James Kennedy Jr., of Des Moines, said his gun went off accidentally in Daily’s hands, leaving him shot in the lungs.
The efficiency of the Iowa highway patrol irked C. M. Darner of Marshalltown. He phoned patrol headquarters begging to call off theirmen after they traced him home three times in one day. The patrol had been asked to help locate him due to an illness in the Darner family.
Outsiders to study the Ottumwa High School evaluation program will be conducted by 31 Iowa educators from February 1 to 14. They will work under the direction of Dr. Harry K. Newturn of the University of Iowa College of Education.
Circulation managers at Green Gander humor publication Iowa State College introduce a lottery twist. The current issue includes marked copies that entitle holders to claim a date with campus queens crowned on campus. Arrangements are guaranteed by the publication.
Corning mayor A P Nichols was late to a hearing on a charge of running a stop sign. He received a change of venue to Justice M B Wilmarth and said a delay in getting a load of coal at Carbon caused the delay. So many people gathered that the hearing will be held in the Adams courthouse.
Davenport reports two men in separate suicide attempts within hours. William H. Stark, 65, fire and police commissioner, died after shooting himself at the central fire station. Dr. H. W. Keatley, 56, head of Rock Island arsenal medical department, was critically wounded attempting suicide with a revolver.
The county board designated The Waterloo Press Cedar Falls Daily Record and the LaPorte City Progress Review as official newspapers for Black Hawk County. The action formalizes which papers may publish legal notices and official records in the region.
Six families living above Kaybee clothing store in downtown Davenport were forced to flee when basement fire broke out at 6:30 this morning. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze with an estimated damage of about 15000 dollars. The blaze likely started from the furnace. Residents escaped unharmed. the building is near the Holbrook furniture store, which burned last week.
The Iowa supreme court was asked to reconsider its ruling that Walter Rhodes of Iowa City must hang for the murder of his wife. Attorney Will Hayek argued for Rhodes against Jens Grothe, assistant attorney general, in a case that has been before the court six times since his 1947 Johnson county jury conviction.
William Sentner of St. Louis a Congress of Industrial Organizations official appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court from a criminal syndicalism conviction. He was found guilty by a Louisi- des Moines County jury for actions connected to a 1938 Maytag strike and fined 2500 by Judge W. S. Cooper. Sentner argued denial of due process and liberty.
Sir Victor Warrander told the House of Commons that volunteers to fight in Finland are being recruited in Great Britain. The Finnish legation in London is supervising the recruitment, and the statement was cheered in Parliament.
President Roosevelt hosted party workers as the Democratic National Committee voted to stage the 1940 national convention in Chicago. Date to be set by National Chairman James A. Farley, with August likely chosen.
The Waterloo Daily Courier faced a ruling rescinding its appointment after the original affidavit of subscriptions was deemed to contain technical irregularities. Courier officials said they would not contest the action.
City officials discuss transferring funds to cover rent for City Hall auditorium. They consider authorizing trees and shrubbery along Cemetery Road. Meeting is brief and ends around nine o clock.
The monthly council session covered minor routine matters and bill approvals. A transfer request to balance funds was approved, cemetery road beautification by Fortnightly Club was authorized, hall rental to cover heating costs was set at ten dollars, and plans were made to meet with the city assessor on taxes. Beer permit renewals and transfers were finalized or deferred.
Ames Iowa February 6 farmers urged by L G Allbaugh Iowa State College to use a new federal ruling to declare loan funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation as income in the year received, potentially lowering taxes by avoiding aggregation of multiple year loans. The guidance notes that 1939 corn loans received in 1939 count as 1939 income while 1939 corn loans received in 1940 count as 1940 income, and the change does not affect state income tax. Information is available at county AAA offices or from IRS field auditors.
Fort Dodge Iowa February 6 State Senator Edward Breen accused Senator Clyde L Herring and the Des Moines Register and Tribune of trying to dictate the Democratic party s candidate for governor. Breen spoke after reports that Valentine had been chosen by Democratic leaders as the Iowa nominee.
Terrorist retaliation against death sentences for two IRA bombers began with explosions at Euston station and a Birmingham post office parcel blast injuring a sorter. A third bombing hit Manchester post office sorting office with no injuries as mail was destroyed.
The state executive council authorized Gov. Wilson to allot dummy license plates to the state bureau of investigation for secret inquiries. The bureau asked for 25 sets. Wilson will decide actual need. Also approved a five year lease for the Sigourney liquor store at $50 monthly, and Fox De Luxe Distributing to issue $1,000 stock.
Washington county University of Iowa alumni held a meeting to outline plans for the annual banquet. No date yet but expected in the late part of the month to align with the university anniversary. Dr. S. C. Ware of Kalona serves as association president and Martha Foster heads the banquet committee.
Davenport attorney Glenn B. Kelly told the state executive council that denying the 5 million dollar Cedar River dam at Moscow would end Iowa's power industry. He said 11 000 acres would flood though land is low or swampy and promised to fix any highway damage. Harry J. Strong of Muscatine, company manager, responded to wildlife injury concerns.
London Feb 6 UP The British government announced in the House of Commons that meat rationing will begin March 11. Food Minister William Watson said the rationing will be on a value basis.
Police Chief Pat Bang led a Saturday night campaign in Council Bluffs Iowa to remove girls in their teens from beer taverns. Seven girls were escorted home by officers after tavern operators reported youths falsifying ages. Bang said some were as young as sixteen and urged parents to report to him. operators cooperate.
A public note asserts that no power dam has ever been built without benefiting fish and wildlife. The remark frames hydroelectric projects as environmentally positive for aquatic life and broader ecosystems.
Fred E. Hutt died in Hot Springs Arkansas will have funeral services Wednesday at 2 30 p m at L A Jones funeral home with Dr R C Keagy of the Methodist church in charge Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery Ellis Walton’s funeral time awaits word from a daughter as of this afternoon
The W1-Y group ran Happy Hour after services with James Birney announcing, Dick Knapp leading devotionals, and performances by Charles Sutton baritone, a high school boys quintet, a male quartet, and group singing led by Esther Hayes. Next Sunday the United Presbyterian young people take charge and the Bible reading contest is planned for the first Sunday in March.
The war report says Finns repelled a major Red Army push along the Mannerheim line and north of Lake Ladoga. Russians reportedly attacked central and southeastern fronts with over 100 tanks, leaving several hundred dead as the battle intensified. Reports from Scandinavia about divisions facing encirclement remained unconfirmed by officials.
Stamps honoring literary figures such as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper are now on sale at the Washington postoffice. Future releases include Emerson, Alcott, and Clemens stamps with values ranging from one to ten cents for collectors and the public.
Secretary Wallace announced a six week experimental cotton goods stamp plan to aid relief recipients. Needy individuals will buy a dollar worth of cotton stamps and receive a dollar in free stamps, mirroring the existing surplus foods program.
DES MOINES R L Bob Wright aged 32 returned Monday and was sentenced to 90 days in jail on a 15 month old drunken driving charge. Judge Don G Allen set a deadline for Verte Johnson to produce Wright or forfeit a $500 appearance bond. Wright offered to plead guilty and said he had a job lined up. His father Frank Wright accompanied him in court.
Mrs Grace Brinning receives letter from son Private William S S Brinning US Army at March Field Riverside Calif. He serves in 39th bombardment squad and reports address change due to maneuvers to Fresno Calif. He notes the squad includes high school and college graduates and that weather at Fresno was rainy versus cold at home.
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